Worst years for a Jeep Cherokee
Owners have filed 20,992 complaints about the Jeep Cherokee with NHTSA across model years 1973 to 2026. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.
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2015 Jeep Cherokee2,662 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly transmission & drivetrain.
Every Jeep Cherokee year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | Other & Unspecified |
| 2023 | — | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2022 | B | 73 | 3 | 0 | 29,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2021 | C | 214 | 16 | 8 | 40,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2020 | B | 382 | 11 | 6 | 36,149 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2019 | D | 2,418 | 66 | 28 | 18,500 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2018 | C | 992 | 18 | 8 | 32,309 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2017 | D | 1,927 | 42 | 8 | 40,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2016 | D | 2,046 | 54 | 23 | 43,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2015 | D | 2,662 | 80 | 47 | 26,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2014 | D | 3,965 | 99 | 34 | 36,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2006 | A | 18 | 0 | 0 | 26,235 | Windows, Mirrors & Wipers |
| 2001 | C | 329 | 33 | 25 | 59,650 | Brakes |
| 2000 | C | 508 | 32 | 73 | 69,300 | Brakes |
| 1999 | C | 516 | 49 | 34 | 79,680 | Brakes |
| 1998 | B | 553 | 42 | 5 | 117,000 | Brakes |
| 1997 | C | 496 | 60 | 7 | 125,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1996 | C | 584 | 72 | 30 | 140,226 | Brakes |
| 1995 | C | 732 | 110 | 11 | 111,500 | Body & Structure |
| 1994 | C | 618 | 68 | 14 | 115,500 | Body & Structure |
| 1993 | C | 571 | 60 | 17 | 130,625 | Brakes |
| 1992 | — | 175 | 21 | 7 | 131,940 | Brakes |
| 1991 | — | 297 | 14 | 11 | 174,735 | Brakes |
| 1990 | — | 368 | 18 | 12 | 142,868 | Brakes |
| 1989 | — | 287 | 13 | 19 | 133,259 | Brakes |
| 1988 | — | 118 | 4 | 7 | — | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 1987 | — | 72 | 4 | 7 | 90,000 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 1986 | — | 26 | 3 | 1 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1985 | — | 24 | 2 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1984 | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1981 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Seats |
| 1980 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Tires |
| 1978 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1973 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
What breaks on a Jeep Cherokee
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Jeep Cherokee
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Jeep Cherokee, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Jeep Cherokee problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Jeep Cherokee
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.